Bucks’ Damian Lillard Trade Package Trumped Heat’s Reported Offer in Numerous Ways

When it came to chatter surrounding a potential Damian Lillard trade, it was always supposed to end with one team — the Heat. With Lillard’s desire to play for Miami, it appeared (and was reported at many points) that Lillard teaming up with Jimmy Butler was close to a foregone conclusion.

But then came some chatter about the Raptors and a few other teams. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, the Blazers struck a three-team deal with the Bucks to send Lillard to Milwaukee, as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported.

Lillard goes Milwaukee as part of a 3-team deal with Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, a 2029 unprotected MIL 1st, and unprotected MIL swap rights in 2028 and 2030 to Blazers. Phoenix lands Jusuf Nurkic, Grayson Allen, Nassir Little and Keon Johnson. https://t.co/Ge0H91AiIA

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 27, 2023